Cotesia Cameron, 1891
(a genus of microgastrine death wasps)

Interactions where Cotesia is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
(gregarious) gregarious pupa is parasitoid host of larva Restricted Lysibia nanus an ichneumon wasp Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Comparing and contrasting development and reproductive strategies in the pupal hyperparasitoids Lysibia nana and Gelis agilis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Harvey, J.A., 2008
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Lysibia nanus/Lysibia nanusan ichneumon wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Cotesia/Cotesiaa genus of microgastrine death waspsgregariouspupaSole larva is parasitoid of gregarious pupa

Author & YearTitleSource
Harvey, J.A., 2008Comparing and contrasting development and reproductive strategies in the pupal hyperparasitoids Lysibia nana and Gelis agilis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)Evol Ecol Vol 22: 153-166.

Cotesia (a genus of microgastrine death wasps) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cotesia (a genus of microgastrine death wasps) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Cotesia glomerata
a death wasp
Species 4 trophisms 3 references
Cotesia inducta
a braconid wasp
Species 1 trophisms
Cotesia subordinaria
a death wasp
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Cotesia vanessae
a death wasp
Species 1 references
Cotesia vestalis
a braconid parasitic wasp
Species 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCotesia (a genus of microgastrine death wasps)
TribeCotesiini (a tribe of death wasps)
SubfamilyMICROGASTRINAE (a subfamily of death wasps)
FamilyBRACONIDAE (death wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cotesia (a genus of microgastrine death wasps)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Shaw, M.R. 2009

Cotesia Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) parasitoids of Heliconiinae

(Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Europe, with description of three new species.

 Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 22: 133-146.
Shaw, M.R. 2007 The species of Cotesia Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) parasitising Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) in Britain Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 20: 255-267.

Cotesia (a genus of microgastrine death wasps) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kankare, M. & Shaw, M.R. 2003 Molecular phylogeny of Cotesia Cameron, 1891 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) parasitoids associated with Melitaeini butterflies (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Melitaeini) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
Quicke, D.,L.,J., & Shaw, M.R. 2004 Cocoon silk chemistry in parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonoidea) and their hosts Biological Journal of the Linnean Society Vol 81: 161-170.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Cotesia (a genus of microgastrine death wasps):

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